Terraform Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure

This repository contains the Terraform module for creating a simple but ready-to-use Kubernetes Cluster on Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

It uses the latest Kubernetes version available in the Azure location and creates a kubeconfig file at completion.

Link to my comprehensive blog post (beginner friendly):

https://napo.io/posts/terraform-kubernetes-multi-cloud-ack-aks-dok-eks-gke-oke/#microsoft-azure

• Terraform Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure
• Requirements
• Features
• Notes
• Defaults
• Runtime
• Terraform Inputs
• Outputs

Requirements

You need a Microsoft Azure account with a subscription (for example a Pay-As-You-Go subscription).

Features

• Always uses latest Kubernetes version available at Azure location
• kubeconfig file generation
• Creates public IP address (e.g. for nginx-ingress)
• OPTIONAL: Container Logs via Log Analytics ContainerInsights

Notes

• export KUBECONFIG=./kubeconfig_aks in repo root dir to use the generated kubeconfig file
• The enable_microsoft variable is used in the hajowieland/terraform-kubernetes-multi-cloud module

Defaults

See tables at the end for a comprehensive list of inputs and outputs.

• Default region: West Europe (Netherlands)
• Default node type: Standard_D1_v2 (1x vCPU, 3.75GB memory)
• Default node pool size: 2

Runtime

terraform apply:

~5-7min

2.56s user
0.89s system
7:16.37 total

2.38s user
0.75s system
5:15.77 total

7.11s user 2.30s system 6:44.52 total

Terraform Inputs

Name	Description	Type	Default	Required
enable_microsoft	Enable / Disable Microsoft Azure k8s	bool	true	yes
random_cluster_suffix	Random 6 byte hex suffix for cluster name	string		yes
ssh_public_key	Path to your SSH public key	string	~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub	yes
az_client_id	Azure Service Principal appId	string		yes
az_client_secret	Azure Service Principal password	string		yes
az_tenant_id	Azure Service Principal tenant	string		yes
aks_region	AKS region	string	West Europe	yes
enable_logs	Enable azure log analtics for container logs	bool	false	yes
aks_name	AKS cluster name	string	k8s	yes
aks_nodes	AKS Kubernetes worker nodes	number	2	yes
aks_node_type	AKS node pool instance type	string	Standard_D1_v2	yes
aks_pool_name	AKS agent node pool name	string	k8snodepool	yes
aks_node_disk_size	AKS node instance disk size in GB	number	30	yes

Outputs

Name	Description
kubeconfig_path_aks	Kubernetes kubeconfig file
latest_k8s_version	Latest Kubernetes Version available in Azure location
public_ip_address	Public IP address
public_ip_fqdn	Public Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN)